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Abbe Walker received her Ph.D. in Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies from Bryn Mawr College. Her research and teaching interests focus on ancient religions and the role of transitional marginal women in antiquity, particularly the role of women in early Christian asceticism. Her book, 'Bride Hades, Bride Christ' (Routledge 2020), takes an original approach to illuminating gender and female agency in antiquity by juxtaposing the metaphor of 'bride Hades'—elaborated in Greek archaic poetry, tragedy, medical treatises, and epitaphs—with 'bride Christ,' a label applied to life-long Christian virgins, particularly in the works of Latin church fathers such as Jerome, Ambrose, and Augustine. Her classes emphasize familiar aspects of Greco-Roman and early Christian culture, ancient ideas of gender and sexuality, magic, and the lives of non-elite individuals.
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